Helena Rubinstein - The Woman Who Invented Beauty

Zusatztext 'Required reading' Vogue 'This vivid account pops with fascinating detail and reads like fiction. Wonderfully, it isn't' Elle 'The lively prose brings life to Rubinstein’s “impossible character,” tyrannical and tender by turns, and appeals to readers’ taste for scandal without turning its subject into a caricature' Publisher's Weekly Informationen zum Autor Michèle Fitoussi was born in Tunisia to French parents, and has lived in Paris since the age of five. She has worked for the past twenty-five years at Elle magazine and has interviewed many influential decision makers and world leaders in areas as varied as politics, human sciences, sport, literature, and the media.  Kate Bignold read French and German at Manchester University. She began her career in the art and design world before becoming a French to English translator in 2000. She lives in southwest England with her two children. Lakshmi Ramakrishnan Iyer has been a translator from French and Italian into English since 2004, following a ten-year career in journalism, publishing, and public relations in India and Italy. She lives in southwest France.  Klappentext She understood women. She understood beauty. And she started a revolution. The amazing rags to riches story of Helena Rubinstein Vorwort Published to coincide with exhibition at the Jewish Museum, New York - Helena Rubinstein: Beauty is Power October 31, 2014 to March 22 2015 Advance reader copies Reviews in glossy magazines National print and online campaign Social media campaign Online giveaways and e-mail campaign Promotion through: www.gallicbooks.com Zusammenfassung Dressed by Chanel and Yves St Laurent, painted by Salvador Dali and Picasso and mingling with Colette and Proust, Helena Rubinstein not only enjoyed unbelievable success, but was also instrumental in empowering and liberating women. This is her story....

Product details

• Authors: Michele Fitoussi, Michèle Fitoussi, Michle Fitoussi, Fitoussi Michele
• Assisted by: Kate Bignold (Translation), Bignold Kate (Translation), Lakshmi Ramakrishnan Iyer (Translation), Lakshmi Ramakrishnan Iyer (Translation)
• Publisher: Gallic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 25.02.2013
• EAN: 9781908313461
• ISBN: 978-1-908313-46-1
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 202 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Biography: business & industry, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Business, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Fashion, Fashion & beauty industries, Biography: business and industry, Fashion and beauty industries